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Royal MS 18 D VIII
- Record Id:
- 040-002107560
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x000334
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 18 D VIII
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BIBLE in French, i.e. probably a bible historiale moyenne or a grande bible historiale (see above, 17 E. VII): last volume only, containing Maccabees and the New Testament. For the minute differences by which alone this text is distinguished from the latter part of a complete Bible of the 13th cent. version see S. Berger, La Bible française au Moyen Âge, 1884, p. 117. In the margin are notes of the festivals on which passages were read as epistles or gospels. Con. tents:-
1. 1 and 2 Maccabees, full text with glosses, &c. Each book has a table of rubrics. The second is entitled 'secont liure des roys' (sic). Beg. 'Apres ce qualixandre filz le roy Philippe de Macedoinne qui issi de la terre de Chim'. f. 1.
2. 'Ci apres commence le nouuiaus testamens et lystoire euangelistre': the Gospels, without prologues or tables. f. 28.
3. 'Ci viennent epistres apres prologue': the Pauline Epistles. The only prologue is the brief introduction to Romans beg. 'Les Rommains sont es parties dytalie'. f. 96 b.
4. 'Ci commence li fais des apostres'. f. 136 b.
5. Catholic Epistles. f. 155.
6. Apocalypse: composite version (see Delisle and Meyer, L'Apoc. en francais, Soc. des anc. textes fr., 1901, p. ccxlvii), with partial gloss. Colophon, 'Explicit lapocalipse S. Jehan'. f. 163 b.
A table in Latin of books contained in the volume, in a 14th cent. hand, is on f. 179.
Vellum; ff. 179. 171/2 in. x 12 in. First half of XIV cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (xiii6, xxi6, xxii6), irregularly lettered, with catchwords, Double columns of 48 lines. Sec. fol. '-lonc la parole'. Illuminated border-initials and miniatures in French style. The subjects are:-
1. Battle-scene. f. 1.
2. Jews receive a letter. f. 17 b.
3. S. Matthew. f. 28.
4. S. Mark. f. 46.
5. Eagle with label Iohannes, prefixed to S.Luke by mistake. f. 57b.
6. Solomon instructing Rehoboam, prefixed to S. John instead of Proverbs. f. 79.
7-17. Sending of S. Paul's letters. ff. 96 b, 104, 111, 115 b, 118, 122, 124, 125 b, 128, 129 b, 131.
18. Descent of the Holy Ghost. f. 136 b.
19. S. James sends a letter. f. 155.
20, 21. S. Peter sends letters. ff. 157, 159.
22. S. John writing and sending a letter. f. 160 b.
23. S. John inspired by the Holy Ghost. f. 162 b.
24. S. Jude sends a letter. f. 163.
25. S. John at the Last Supper. f. 163 b.
In the margin, in most cases, are rough drawings to indicate the subjects for the illuminator.
On f. 178 b is the erased note of ownership 'pertene a Sire Jakes Tyrell', probably Sir James Tyrell (beheaded 1502), the murderer of the princes in the Tower. Cat. of 1666, f. 13 b; not in CMA.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107560 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 18 D VIII : BIBLE in French, i.e. probably a bible historiale moyenne or a grande bible historiale (see above, 17 E. VII): last volume… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1711]/040-002107560
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1349
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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